Niche Plays to Acadia Realty Trust’s Advantage, According to CEO

Ken Bernstein, president and CEO of Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Acadia Realty has closed on five acquisitions in 2014 and has more in its pipeline. Bernstein acknowledged that the marketplace is “competitive.” The company’s niche focus on “dense, high street retail” in the East Coast and Chicago has played to its advantage, according to Bernstein.

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Mall Companies Deliver Answer to e-Commerce

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In the competitive world of retail, mall operators and their tenants have an advantage that Daphne Carmeli, founder and CEO of same-day delivery service Deliv, is working to exploit:  inventory that is conveniently located to a large number of consumers.

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High-End Malls Going Strong, Analyst Says

D.J. Busch, analyst with Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Busch, who covers the mall sector, disputed the suggestion that the era of enclosed malls is over. He did acknowledge that a limited number of newly built traditional malls are coming online. However, he also noted that mall market fundamentals remain strong.

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